A Week in Savannah

I actually spent most of last week hanging out with my sister who was in for a visit, but we did see some new things. Some thoughts on things we saw:

• Five Guys Burgers are really, really good. They are all over the country, although it doesn't appear that there are any ones in California. It reminds me a lot of In-n-Out burger. Not quite the same, but very good. Their fries are actually a little bit better, and supposedly they have some seasoned fries that are also good.
• Wiley's Championship BBQ was listed as the top restaurant in all of the Savannah area. And they did not disappoint. The side dishes were not the best we've had, but the BBQ was definitely worth it. We will have to go back there again.
• During this week, President Obama made a day trip to the Savannah area. The biggest news to come out of the trip locally was the fact that he made an unexpected trip to Mrs. Wilkes' Boarding Room. Which apparently didn't really bode so well with the most famous culinary resident of Savannah, Paula Deen.
• Leopold's Ice Cream is downtown, and makes excellent sundaes and shakes. One of the owner's relatives is a movie director (Stratton Leopold), and the place is well decorated with memorabilia from some of the movies he's been a part of.

The town is gearing up for St. Patrick's Day, to the point where there are quite a few businesses in the downtown area that will be open only until 10 am to allow for the parade through downtown. The town will supposedly swell from its normal size of 300,000 towards 1 million. It is apparently the largest celebration outside of Mardi Gras all year long. It will be interesting to see how it goes. So far though, Savannah has definitely been the most interesting city to be sure.